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やむを得ない
Hiragana
やむをえない
Kanji
止むを得ない
Phrase
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Japanese Meaning
他に選択肢がない
Easy Japanese Meaning
そうするほかに いい方法がないので しかたがないようす
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
迫不得已 / 无可奈何 / 不可避免的
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
不得不 / 無可奈何 / 不可避免的
Korean Meaning
어쩔 수 없다 / 부득이하다 / 불가피하다
Vietnamese Meaning
bất đắc dĩ / không thể tránh khỏi / không còn cách nào khác
Tagalog Meaning
walang magawa kundi / wala nang magawa / hindi maiwasan
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Alternative spelling of 止むを得ない (yamu o enai, “have no choice but to”)
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やむを得ない
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Because of a sudden change in the weather, the organizers had no choice but to cancel the concert.
Because of a sudden change in the weather, the organizers had no choice but to cancel the concert.
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天候の急変というやむを得ない事情があったため、コンサートは中止された。
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